Despite the dismal rainy season of 2017-18 and the corresponding dearth of food across the ecological spectrum (was there a...
Read moreIt is easy to dismiss that green stuff on the trees or on the rocks, but one only needs to...
Read moreThis series is a photographic record of the big birds of Mission Trails capturing, securing, and consuming a meal. In...
Read moreYoung ravens remind us to be jovial. Witness their aerial stick game. You’ll see amazing acrobatic displays as one flier...
Read moreBy Audrey F. Baker It’s that time of year! The Western Grebes (Aechmophorus occidentalis) are back in San Diego and...
Read moreBy Audrey F. Baker | Trail Guide As fall gives way, culminating in winter solstice, we enter a new season....
Read moreBy Audrey F. Baker A festival of autumn color is underway at Mission Trails Regional Park. Flat-top buckwheat flaunts its...
Read moreBy Audrey F. Baker As October approaches, thoughts to turn to Halloween and the menagerie of nature that represents the...
Read moreBy Audrey F. Baker For many, one of Mission Trails Regional Park’s must-see sights is Snake Rock. Head north on...
Read moreBy Audrey F. Baker Small but spectacular, Murgantia histrionica dazzles with brilliant red, orange and yellow markings defined in black....
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